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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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